EP.27. Satire & the Between Times: Borat, Alan Partridge & "Juvenile" Satire at The Foundling Museum

As the temperature finally rises, but so too do infection rates, Adam and Jo take an episode to reflect on satire released during the between times: that is, the time between lockdown and the often-promised full easing of restrictions. These include: the second season of This Time with Alan Partridge, Borat’s American Lockdown and Borat Debunked and a recent exhibition of juvenile satire on display at the Foundling Museum. Along the way Jo and Adam also think about “cancel culture”, whether it exists and what its relationship might be to comedy and satire.

Read the full show-notes here.